The vanguard of the Fengrui Battalion consisted of four battalions, led by Lu Jianfeng's general Ye Guiru.

This Ye Guiru was the person Lu Jianfeng brought out from Quanzhou.

Because of his bravery and decisiveness in fighting, he quickly distinguished himself in the sharp camp.

On the battlefield in Hunan, Ye Guiru repeatedly made military exploits and was awarded the rank of guerrilla general by the imperial court.

Of course, there are also local officials who impeach Fengrui camp for massacring people and taking credit for killing good people.

The easiest way to kill good people and take credit for them is in the war against bandits.

The so-called bandits are just civilians armed with weapons, so they kill civilians, cut off their heads, and hand them over as the heads of bandits, so there is no way to identify them.

"Speed ​​up and move forward." Ye Guiru, with a fierce look on his face, ordered the battalion of men who were leading the way.

He already knew through the guide sent by the Chen family that there was a village ahead.

But he didn't care in his heart, it was just a village and it didn't seem to have any impact on his army.

"The forwards pass through the village quickly and don't stop." In order to prevent his subordinates from losing control of themselves, Ye Guiru specially gave the order.

When his soldiers went to war, they would basically rob every village. Ordinary small villages were like peeled durians, which posed no threat to them at all. Based on the principle that mosquitoes and flies are meat, almost all Qing troops would

Grab a handful.

He just ordered the forwards to be restrained not to waste time, but it did not mean that he would let the village go. The rearguard battalion could recruit the young men in the village and then collect the village's grain reserves.

Ye Guiru attached great importance to collecting food because he knew that the fleet that brought them had already left.

After the Red Flag Army knew that Chongming County was attacked, it would inevitably strengthen the blockade of the river.

At that time, their team will lose supplies.

And he wasn't sure he could win the county seat in one go.

When we first attacked Tonghe Fort, someone must have escaped. We cannot rule out the possibility that these people would bring the news to the county seat.

Therefore, Ye Guizu tried his best to make his men move faster at this time, and the forward battalion rushed forward almost non-stop.

"Bang bang bang..." Sparse gunfire sounded.

Ye Guiru looked up and saw that the forwards had arrived at the entrance of the village, and the gunfire came from the entrance of the village.

Looking from the direction of Ye Guiru, he could only see sparks rising from the entrance of the village.

"Dare to resist?" Ye Guiru felt a little surprised. A village dared to resist the army.

This is the first time Ye Guiru has seen such a scene in such a long time since he joined the army.

When most of the villages encountered the approaching government troops, the villagers would either flee in all directions, or send large households to provide labor, food, gold and silver, or even beautiful girls from the village, so that the whole village might be able to survive.

But this village chose to resist, so the only way waiting for them was to massacre the village.

"Go up, kill them all, leave no one behind..." Ye Gui ordered, and his subordinates became excited after hearing his order. The most favorite things for the soldiers of Fengrui Battalion were to smoke, kill, and plunder.

Just because they dare to take action against the officers and soldiers, they can all be judged as rebels, and killing them will be in vain.

"Hit, hit hard." Wu Cheng raised his gun and aimed at a Qing army officer wearing armor.

While shooting, he encouraged the soldiers around him.

He is a veteran and has never seen any foreign battles. He has been a green camp soldier for many years, and he knows very well what the Qing army is like.

The Qing army was also very smart, and there were not many soldiers exploring the road ahead.

After all these people fell, the Qing army behind the formation probably figured out the deployment of the militiamen.

The Qing troops behind began to line up, raised their guns, and walked up row by row. When the militiamen were preparing to shoot, the Qing troops also fired a volley at the militiamen behind the position.

There are several foreign instructors in Fengrui Camp, all of whom were hired by Lu Jianfeng through the channels of the tobacco merchants.

Most of these people have military experience.

The sharp battalion trained by these people according to Western-style drills has some shadow of Western line infantry.

Although they are not as professional as the Guards, they are much stronger than the ordinary Qing army.

"Ah..." Militiamen kept getting shot and falling to the ground around Wu Cheng.

This Qing army is indeed a little different, Wu Cheng thought to himself. But he was not afraid, it was just a mere appearance. If they were to face the escorts head-on, these people would not be enough to see.

However, compared to the militia, the Fengrui Battalion's firepower was more intensive. Even if the militia was protected by bunkers, people were constantly being shot.

"Pull the mines..." Wu Cheng finally saw the Qing army's line of infantry crossing the trench through the scattered firelight.

There is no water in this trench, which is only more than one meter deep and two meters wide.

Mines have been laid in advance beside the trench.

Laying mines is a compulsory course for all convoys.

Those militiamen must not only learn to shoot guns and throw grenades, but also learn to make and lay landmines.

Landmines and grenades are the only two heavy weapons of the militia.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Mines exploded on both sides of the trench.

A large number of Qing soldiers were blown down. The most miserable ones were those standing in the trenches. The fragments scattered by the mines were directly inserted into their heads, and some even sliced ​​open their necks.

Landmines not only caused huge damage to the Qing army, but also ignited the hay in the trenches. The hay stained with vegetable oil exploded instantly.

Many Qing troops who were hiding in trenches due to the explosion were instantly surrounded by fire.

One by one, the pyromen jumped out of the ditch and became moving torches.

"Fight, keep fighting." At this time, everyone's field of vision was illuminated, and the Qing army was in a mess again, and they could hit them with their eyes closed.

The Qing army really didn't expect that these villagers would actually use tactics.

"Something's wrong. Is this a regular soldier of the Red Flag Pirates? When did ordinary people become so tough?"

When Ye Guiru was puzzled, the guide sent by Chen Qisheng came over and said: "General, up ahead is Baoxi Village. The majority of people in the village are Wu. The shooters may be militiamen in the village. After the pirates landed on the island, they

Every village has formed a militia. The number of people in each village varies, but generally they are around a hundred people."

"Militia?" Ye Guiru muttered to himself.

Are the militiamen so tough? They also know how to set up fire walls. Are all the people in this village descendants of Wu Qi?

But there are only a hundred people. Can they stop the two thousand sharp battalion?

"Come on, push our artillery up and blast away the obstacles at the entrance of the village." Ye Guiru said calmly.

"Let the C-shaped battalion come from the north and the T-shaped battalion from the south to outflank the village. I will block the village tightly and end the battle within two sticks of incense."

Ye Guiru felt that he had to establish a prestige, otherwise so many villages would stand up to cause trouble, and he would not have to attack the county seat. Those villages alone would be enough to give him a headache.

"Boom, boom, boom..." After a while, the Qing army's artillery sounded.

The fire wall set up by the militiamen pointed out the target for the Qing army.

"Get down..." Wu Cheng shouted, and he immediately saw several thick flames flashing to the east.

This is neither a torch nor the muzzle of a musket, it must be an artillery piece.

The shells came straight, some hit the courtyard wall of the village, and some hit the obstacles at the entrance of the village. The rumble of shelling was heard immediately.

The militiamen were frightened by the huge movement.
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